My manic week!

The past few days have been absolute madness. I took Aiyanna-Rose to go and visit my nan and grandad on Thursday as I feel I need to start seeing them more often (I've decided to visit them once a week religiously) as with Liam's nan passing a few months and ago and now recently his grandfather too it's made me realise how precious life and time truly is. Aiyanna hasn't seen my grandparents properly since Christmas so she was a bit shy at first but after she had settled in she made herself right at home. It was lovely to spend time with them and have a nice bowl of soup together. My grandad is starting to have trouble with his memory and loves to tell stories but he ends up telling stories that he's told you a million times before. I've learnt not to remind him that I've heard this story before but to just listen and let him tell me this story as many times as he likes because he enjoys it and that's all that matters and it's also something I wish always to remember even when he's not here anymore. My grandparents loved watching Aiyanna do her flash cards, to see how clever she had gotten and to overall just spend some lovely quality time together.

 

 

Today I decided to take Aiyanna to town... WITHOUT her buggy. Huge mistake!! She was very content on the bus all the way to town but as soon as we arrived into town that's when things turned manic! Outside Maplin they have these electronic toy cars for toddlers to ride in and as soon as I turned that corner I knew what was coming.. "CAAAARRR!!!!" Is all that came screeching from my sweet toddlers mouth and off she went. I knew from that moment that today was going to be a nightmare. So as she was sitting in this toy car I noticed beside me was a lady with her son around the same age in another car.. She smiled at me and said "I usually avoid this street but today I forgot" with an exhausted look on her face. It was nice to know I wasn't the only one with a very over excited, energy fuelled, draining but adorable toddler today in town at 10am wanting to ride in a crappy plastic over priced car. After 20 minutes I eventually bribed Aiyanna out of this car with chocolate (yes, I know health professionals bribing isn't ideal but let's be realistic sometimes I'd rather bribe my child with a little bit of chocolate than pull her away screaming infront of an audience.) As soon as we got into the shop all hell broke loose. Aiyanna didn't want to wait for her chocolate to be paid for, she wanted her chocolate now. So I un wrapped the god damn milky bar hoping no one thought I was stealing and proceeded on with my shopping but no..

I looked up to see Aiyanna trying to break through a crate of balls. "No balls today Aiyanna you have 3 at home" I said as I've taken her hand to guide her away. "BALLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!" She screams and we now have a full on HTMD (horrendous toddler melt down) I spent another 10 minutes trying to calm her down and then I finally managed to pay for my items. As we was walking up towards the county mall they have various pointless stalls selling pointless stuff that will break within 5 minutes of having it but nope... if it is bright, colourful, looks like it great fun and definitely isn't toddler proof then Aiyanna wants it! I managed to weave my way to the end and we was at last on the second bus to go and pick up my little brother Logan from my mums as we was going to the cinema to see Finding Dory. But then Aiyanna got tired and the bus's back were literal mayhem. We had screaming, we had crying, we had tantrums, we had toy throwing, drink throwing, anything in arms reach throwing. Until we finally got off the bus and I hobbled up my road back to home sweet home. I walked in that front door feeling (and looking)  like I had just come back from world war 3. But we still had the cinema to go yet 😩

Aiyanna-Rose was so excited to go and see Finding Dory, the whole walk there was non stop "Dory, Dory, Dory!" We qued up for yet more over priced food and then finally caught Aiyanna from running round and round in circles and sat down to watch Dory. My darling daughter lasted no more than 10 minutes and that was it she was bored, she couldn't see, she didn't want to watch finding dory anymore. And then came the HTMD so Liam kindly scooped her up and took her home. Terrible twos is most definitely here 4 months early! Sitting down and watching the film with my brother was actually really nice and I have to say it was such a good and funny film! 10/10 again Disney! I am now home and Aiyanna is sleeping soundly and I can kick my feet up and relax. Tip 1. If you have a toddler like mine and they are under 2 then no they are not ready for the cinema yet.

 

This week I don't know what's wrong with me but I have been getting so tired and I mean extreme tiredness. I could barely open my eyes this morning and last night I cried I was that tired but I just couldn't sleep. I'm exhausted but yet I can't sleep at night.. It's driving me crazy. Hopefully I can sleep better tonight. Anyway, I hope you all have a fab weekend!

Oh and tip 2. If you have a toddler like mine then never take them to town without their buggy or their reigns. Most advised - their buggy! 

 

Nicole x